Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel

Proposed Arizona Budget Would Nix Funding for Child Care for About 13,000 Kidsnew

The GOP budget plan -- worked out behind closed doors and given almost zero public scrutiny before it was passed -- completely eliminates $30 million that pays for working moms to keep their kids in day care.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 04-05-2011 | Policy Issues

Tags: Arizona, Arizona budget cuts, state budgets

Music Therapy For Tucsonnew

As Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in Houston, rock 'n' roll helps her hometown heal.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 03-17-2011 | Politics

Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner, Ron Barber, Tucson Shooting

Lives in the Balancenew

As he recovers from his wounds, Ron Barber, the director of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' Tucson office, looks for ways to help others.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 03-02-2011 | Politics

Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner, Ron Barber

City Limitsnew

Steve Kozachik vs. Frank Antenori; Russell Pearce vs. undocumented workers; state vs. feds

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 02-28-2011 | Immigration

Tags: Russell Pearce, Frank Antenori, Steve Kozachik

A Morning Massacrenew

One of Tucson's darkest times began shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 01-12-2011 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Gabrielle Giffords

Genetic Detectives: Find Out Where You Fit on the Family Treenew

I'm one of more than 300,000 people who have sent cheek cells to the Genographic Project, an effort of the National Geographic Society and IBM that hopes to assemble a database of DNA samples to better understand the migrations of humans tens of thousands of years ago.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 12-10-2009 | Science

Rational Ignorance: Q&A with Elections Expert David Schleichernew

David Schleicher, a law professor at George Mason University, talks about partisan branding and why voters don't know much about politics.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 06-25-2009 | Politics

Tags: David Schleicher, rational ignorance, voting

Farewell to the Phoenix Mars Landernew

When the end finally came, Phoenix was killed off by an unforgiving dust storm that blew across the arctic plains of Mars.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 11-28-2008 | Science

Tags: science, NASA, University of Arizona, Mars, Phoenix Mars Lander, space exploration

University of Arizona Scientists' Probe Set to Land on Marsnew

Finding life is pretty much the holy grail (and marketing angle) of space science, but even if scientists don't detect life signs, this mission will provide clues to the conditions that future manned missions to Mars may face.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 05-22-2008 | Science

Tags: science, space, Health & Science

Why Are Politicians Suddenly Afraid of Project Vote Smart?new

John McCain was kicked off Project Vote Smart's board after he refused to return the Political Courage Test. But he has plenty of company among politicians who refuse to take the survey, including Clinton and Obama.

Tucson Weekly | Jim Nintzel | 04-17-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, project vote smart